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| 10/10/25 - Away | 43-14 W |
| 09/27/24 - Home | 28-14 W |
| 09/22/23 - Away | 6-38 L |
| 10/07/22 - Home | 10-49 L |
| 10/08/21 - Away | 14-48 L |
| + 5 more games |
Highland kept up with Waterloo until halftime on Friday, but afterwards: not so much. Waterloo took their contest with ease, bagging a 43-14 win over Highland. Waterloo might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Leading Waterloo to victory were Derez Sayles and Conrad Lindhorst. Sayles gained 130 total yards and three touchdowns, while Lindhorst threw for 143 yards and a pair of TDs on only ten passes. Sayles has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Waterloo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 246 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Waterloo's defense and their three sacks. Cannon Richard refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Highland's side was Richard, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Despite the defeat, Highland saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Carter Harris picked up 46 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 53 yards.
Waterloo is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.8 points over those games. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Waterloo will face off against rival Triad at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Sayles and Jacob Odle. Meanwhile, Highland is set to square off against their familiar foe Mascoutah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Harris and Sean Murphy.
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